One bite of a warm, golden funnel cake instantly transports me back to bustling county fairs — the smell of fried dough in ...

They’re made with special aluminium irons that shape the dough while it fries, as opposed to the jumbled chaos that is funnel cake. Rosette irons come in a few traditional shapes, but once you g ...

Fry for roughly 1 minute on each side, or until golden-brown. Put some kitchen paper on a tray and drain the funnel cake on the paper. As soon as the funnel cake comes out of the hot oil ...

For this recipe you will need a 2½ ... then use your fingers to help prise the cake away from the edges of the tin, most particularly around the funnel, and turn out. Leave to cool completely ...

Step 7: Gently prise the cake away from the tin with your fingers, paying particular attention to the part around the funnel, then turn out onto a wire rack and leave to cool completely.